Threw a 12 lb brisket in the pellet at 4:30 this morn. I had the wife grab me one at Costco a week or so ago. Yep price went up here also. A buck a pound more then a couple months ago. Injected it at 3:30 am. Meat seemed really tough, could hardly get the needle in the darn thing. Anyways threw a couple of rack of pig bones in at about the 6 hour mark.

Yep 3.99 lb up from 2.99 a while backI ain't so certain about the pig bones either. I thought they where baby backs. Got them home and reread the pack and they be called pork back ribs. They where 5.99 a pound but on sale, buy 1 get 1 free. Oh well...we'll see. All I wanted was some smoked pork meat to spruce up the Bush beans.

Briskets is covered in a tin...IT at 190 now. Vittles served in a couple hours looks like.

Yep 3.99 lb up from 2.99 a while backI ain't so certain about the pig bones either. I thought they where baby backs. Got them home and reread the pack and they be called pork back ribs. They where 5.99 a pound but on sale, buy 1 get 1 free. Oh well...we'll see. All I wanted was some smoked pork meat to spruce up the Bush beans.

Briskets is covered in a tin...IT at 190 now. Vittles served in a couple hours looks like.

The briskets was probably the most moist, tender, smokey and flavorful Ive ever done on the pellet....but no smoke ring to speak of. I poured the smoke to it for 10 hours before wrapping . The ribs only got 3 hours of smoke and had a prettier ring then the cow part Oh well...it was all good including the Bush beans

Looks like it all turned out alright! The brisket looks like a total win. I did my first brisket on the masterbuilt about a month or so back and had the same issue with no smoke ring, but tender and juicy were certainly there. I've also noticed that ALL briskets for me as of late have been selects. Even the company we order through at the restaurant are only able to get select right now. I don't know what's going on. **shrug**

I think folks worry about the smoke ring way too much. Yeah, its purdy, but doesn't effect the taste. I've had some with no smoke ring that the smoke taste was almost overpowering, and vice versa. All looks like a great meal to me.